R v Le [2002] NSWCCA 186

Reported Decision : (2002) 54 NSWLR 474 (2002) 130 A Crim R 44

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Le [2002] NSWCCA 186 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60257/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 14/03/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 29 May 2002

PARTIES : Regina v Ian Van Le JUDGMENT OF : Heydon JA at 1; Dunford J at 124; Buddin J at 125

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 97/31/0551 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Coolahan DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : W G Dawe QC (Crown) P R Boulten (Appellant) SOLICITORS : S E O'Connor (Crown) D J Humphreys (Appellant) CATCHWORDS : Criminal law - prohibited drug - heroin - supply - Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 NSW ss 25(1), 29 - Evidence - witnesses - unfavourable witnesses - leave to cross-examine - Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) ss 38, 60, 102, 103, 135, 137, 192 - considerations relevant to exercise of discretion to grant leave - whether grant of leave vitiated by error of law - appropriate time for granting leave - scope of leave - Practice - trials - questioning - Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) ss 38, 192 - granting of leave - manner - scope - effect on nature and outcome of trial Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) R v Adam (NSWSC, Wood CJ at CL, unreported, 3 December 1998) Adam v R (2001) 183 ALR 625 Glennon v R (1994) 119 ALR 706 R v Hayes [2001] NSWCCA 410 CASES CITED: R v Hofer [2001] NSWCCA 554 R v Hogan [2001] NSWCCA 292 R v Novac (1976) 65 Cr App R 109 Palmer v R (1998) 193 CLR 1 Stanoevski v R (2002) 202 CLR 115 DECISION : Appeal against conviction dismissed; application for leave to appeal against sentence dismissed.